Education
The National Constitution Center brings innovative teaching tools to your classroom. Our unique approach to constitutional education emphasizes historic storytelling, constitutional rather than political questions, and the habits of civil dialogue and reflection.
Constitution 101 with Khan Academy
This student-mastery course is designed to empower students with a deeper understanding of the Constitution and its impact on their lives.
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Constitution 101 Curriculum
The Constitution 101 online curriculum provides teachers a comprehensive semester-long course on the Constitution and offers high school students the opportunity to think about the Constitution and America’s founding principles more deeply, more critically, and for themselves.
Classroom Learning Materials by Topic
Amendments
27 Amendments Overview Bill of Rights Overview First Amendment: Overview First Amendment: Religion - Establishment Clause First Amendment: Religion - Free Exercise Clause First Amendment: Speech and Press Clauses First Amendment: Assembly and Petition Clauses Second Amendment: Right to Bear Arms Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure 14th Amendment 19th Amendment: Women's Right to VoteConstitutional Topics
Civil Dialogue and Constitutional Conversations Principles of the American Revolution Road to the Convention: Articles of Confederation and American Democracy 1776-1787 Constitutional Convention Federalism and the Separation of Powers Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction National Elections and the Electoral College Voting Rights Civil Rights AP Supreme Court Cases AP Founding Documents
How We Teach the Constitution
The National Constitution Center’s framework for learning integrates three main components: Historical Foundations through Storytelling; Constitutional Interpretation Skills; and Civil Dialogue and Reflection. This approach provides a strong foundation in the Founding stories and judicial interpretations of the Constitution; teaches learners of all ages to separate their political views from their constitutional views—asking not what the government should do, but what it constitutionally may do.
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Live Online Classes
The Center offers two great ways to bring the Constitution live to your students. Virtual Museum Experiences bring the fun and excitement of a field trip right to your classroom with these lively sessions. Peer-to-Peer Scholar Exchanges give students the opportunity to connect with a constitutional scholar and fellow students from around the country to discuss constitutional topics that matter to them.
Explore Professional Learning Opportunities
First Amendment Weekend Workshop
Deepen your knowledge of the First Amendment, engage with the Center’s nonpartisan educational materials, and collaborate with your peers from around the country during a First Amendment Weekend Workshop this fall.
It has been a blessing to work with the educational arm of your institution and to share your vision of helping my students better understand the United States Constitution.
Your program has been a very unique source of content concerning the rights and responsibilities we have in our country under this document.
